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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Devon District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
20,917 approved · 1,379 refused · 1,632 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Dec 2004 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The London Inn 17 Caen Street Braunton Devon EX33 1AA
Received 12 Jan 2023HIGHER STRAND, STRAND LANE, , ASHFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4BW
Received 17 Dec 20144 HILLS VIEW, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2LA
Received 27 Oct 2017Hunters Inn Newton Tracey Barnstaple Devon EX31 3PL
Received 31 May 2011HIGHFIELD FARM, , , RACKENFORD, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8EU
Received 10 May 2017RINGATON, , WEST ANSTEY, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3NX
Received 22 Mar 2011Barn at Moles Hole Newton Tracey Barnstaple Devon EX31 3PL
Received 17 Jul 202330 POTTINGTON ROAD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1JH
Received 4 Jul 2012Willowgate House North Lane Bickington Devon EX31 2JN
Received 7 Mar 2022Crossland Farm High Bickington Umberleigh Devon EX37 9BJ
Received 12 Feb 2021Plot 4 North Devon Business Park Tinever Road Chivenor
Received 26 Apr 2022LITTLE DART RAFFE, , , WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 8QA
Received 10 Oct 2014Stowford Farm Meadows Berrynarbor Ilfracombe Devon EX34 0PW
Received 22 Oct 2020THE OLD VICARAGE, , , WEST DOWN, ILFRACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 8NF
Received 4 Jul 2013STABLE COTTAGE, THE SQUARE, , NORTH MOLTON, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 3HP
Received 18 Jul 2016MARRAM, SUNNYSIDE ROAD, , WOOLACOMBE, DEVON, EX34 7DG
Received 7 Dec 201634 36 HIGH STREET, , , BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1BL
Received 17 Mar 2015BREE COTTAGE, ROCK HILL, , GEORGEHAM, BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 1JW
Received 19 Jan 2015Higher Shutescombe Farm Brayford Barnstaple Devon EX32 7PU
Received 10 Oct 2024BURCOMBE FARM, , , ROSE ASH, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4RQ
Received 19 Aug 2015HIGHER WEEK BARN, , , ASH MILL, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON, EX36 4QH
Received 17 Oct 2017MUZE FARM, , , HARRACOTT, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 3JL
Received 15 Nov 2017TYSPANE NURSING HOME, LOWER PARK ROAD, , , BRAUNTON, DEVON, EX33 2LH
Received 11 Nov 2014Land off Long Lane Ashford Devon
Received 29 Apr 2015Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for North Devon District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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